I put my self-published novel Death 2 My Past on the app 'Chapter' and wow. Almost 6,000 people have read it!!! 😭 My writerly heart is bursting. 🥹🖤

How was it launching a podcast? 😐 it was... something. Lol I wrote an entire article about it! 😄 so thankful for my friends that helped give me the courage to make it possible and are here for me. 🫶 dk what I'd do without @saracatherine23 !! 🔗 in the comments!

In the midst of launching a podcast and my newsletter, I've been writing my Gothic dark paranormal horror. The romance is SO tragic. 🪦🥀 ...But I want to make it more devastating! 😈 🔪

IT'S LIVE!! My first podcast episode has officially aired. I can't wait to dive into the den of Lioness Ink & Insight with everyone. Some mind blowing projects are coming your way in January! 🥰 🔗 to the Substack is 👇 Also on Spotify, Apple, Amazon, YouTube, and more.

I am so thankful to all the agents willing to participate in this project! 🥹 it means so much to me. If any others would like to, there's still plenty of time! 😊 The first tentative air date isn't until January 21st. 🫶🖤 every voice matters!

This is open to #FormerAgents too! 🫶 My DMs are open if you'd like to participate alongside the other agents. 😊

The pilot podcast episode for Lioness Ink & Insight launches this Wednesday, December 16th. Can't wait to introduce something I'm so beyond proud to have been able to create. 🥹🖤

Hey #Agents! 😊 I'm looking for participats in a project I'm doing on humanizing agents and agenting. I've been thinking a lot about how there's this abstract veil over the job title that gets a lot of misrepresentation and/or assumptions of who you are. 1/6

I'm doing a podcast to give agents a space to talk about how they're humans too. With real life problems, other jobs, etc. Are there any #agents that would be willing to contribute? You have the ability to submit your view anonymously via DM for the written article and approve before publication. 🫶

#agents if you like: ⚡️ Electrifyingly unhinged bisexual FMC ❤️‍🔥 Slow-burn dangerous romance w/deep wounds 🌈 Poly-normative worlds & queer found family 🖤 High emotional stakes 💀 Regimes, bloodshed, and outlawed magic 🌎 Sentient lands ...Welcome to Solaraeth. #amquerying #OwnVoices #Romantasy

I finally published my first Substack today 🥰 And because I don’t know how to do anything halfway, I went straight for an emotionally raw, brutally honest first post. Everyone says to dream big, often, boldly… But why. The answer rewrote my entire life. 🦁🖤 open.substack.com/pub/awriters...

I'm all done with querying and pitching for the year. So, now all that's left to do is wait for responses to fulls, partials, and queries! 🖤 Praying to the literary gods and goddesses for some career changing literary news by the new year 🤞

My next WIP is a dark NA Gothic Horrormance that's giving lyrical dread with a cut of rot-soaked obsession and a dash of tragic necromantic hunger. The only HEA this feral FMC needs is the one where everyone leaves her the fuck alone. ☠️🥀🌑 RELUCTANT IMMORTALS x A DOWRY OF BLOOD

🥹 guysss!!

For as long as I can remember, October-ish to December has been the absolute slowest time of year in the publishing industry, especially Dec. I hope that never changes. It's good to collectively have time to reset, breathe, and come up with our next master plan for literary world domination. 📖 ✍️

#LitAgents if you love: ⛓️ Gritty Fantasy 🗡 Bisexual Unhinged, feral FMC🖕 ❤️‍🔥 Slow burn romance 🏰 Big worldbuilding 🔮 Magic systems 💪 Character-driven trauma arcs 🫶 Queer-norm worlds ✨️ High commercial potential This one is for you! 🖤🔥🦢

Out of 75 total queries submitted for Veilstrider, I have 17 requests 😳 With 33 queries still waiting for a response. The numbers are numbering. Manifesting and speaking an offer of rep into existence by the end of the month. 🧘‍♀️

Just had two partials turn into fulls!!! 😱 eeep!!! My book babies are getting so much love! 🥹

Cinematic worldbuilding in a business card AND its reveal?? Don't mind if I do. 😏 🖤🔥🦢

My mini pitch + moodboard for my NA Dark Paranormal Romance. 🥰🖤 A vamp loses his eternal love, has a mental break and dabbles in necromancy to bring her back, only she returns as a human newborn, Emma, unaware he's been lurking for 18 years until he tries to kidnap her. Death & obsession collide.💀🥀

Veilstrider is so freaking important to me because it's my own self reclamation with a dash of magic. It's the me that found her voice, unapologetically set boundaries, and refused to let the world harden her heart even through immense pain. So, yea, I'll shred it, cut darlings, and put in (1/2)

One of my favorite things next to writing and graphic design is art. I bought this today. This artist is incredible. Check him out! He does commission work too! He's doing some work for me for Veilstrider 🥰 His name is Michael Sexton. He's on 📷 and 🧵 @Sagrestanoart

Convincing you to read my novel by the first sentence! 🔮🔥🖤 Feel free to show me yours! #writingcommunity #querying

If GIDEON THE NINTH's grit had a feral, chaotic fae child with INFINITY ALCHEMIST's spice of "Touch her and die" in a poly queer-normative sentient world. 😈 Bisexual, tatted FMC 🔮 String theory magic system 🤪 Unhinged relunctant hero 🤼‍♀️ Coming-of-Rage ✊️ Self-reclamation #agents #editors #amquerying

He’d sacrifice himself to protect her. Her strength is a symphony for his pain mage BF. They’re hers to command as blood spilled out of greed forces her to choose: wield the power a regime is murderous for or trust in morally grey allies to survive being hunted. #Q #A #NA #RF #R #DF #QuestPit

She disappeared to protect him from her father, the Veilstrider King with a ruthless fascist regime at his command. But the regime has gone rogue, hunting them for their ancient power. It's his turn to save her now and he'll burn it all down to keep her alive. His. 🔥🖤 #Q #NA #DF #R #QuestPit

#QuestPit #A #NA #DF #Q #LGBT #OWN #DR Traveling across Solaraeth for answers to getting The Concord off my back. Must have good stamina. Might try to save the world, too, but Idk. Kind of just want to focus on my own shit. Like dominating fight pits and beautiful women. Maybe get another tattoo.

The swan had to die, so the phoenix may rise. 🦢🔥🖤 A sapphic poly queen who denounced the crown becomes the reluctant hero to a dying sentient world on the brink of collapse. A TASTE OF GOLD AND IRON x THE FOXGLOVE KING #QuestPit #NA #A #DF #DR #F #OWN #LGBT #Q

Another personalized rejection. Loved the writing but didn't click with the premise. So this was totally just about personal taste I think. Totally understandable too! The personal note about her being impressed with my writing made me happy giggle lol. Love it 🥰🫶

Staying focused on all the positive feedback on Veilstrider. 🖤 Aside from this amazing editor, I have a beta who legit might fight someone over this book 😂 It warms my heart over ten fold! 🥰 Veilstrider is starting to do what it was meant to at creation.

While my heart is a bit broken, I just got the kindest rejection I have ever received in 16 years. It was solely based on the agent being a more market focused agent rather than editorial focused. While my writerly heart is hurting a bit, I'm still so thankful. I made a great connection with...

Guys, guys, GUYS! I'M A PRETTY PRINCESS!! 🥹👑 So ready for the Harry Potter Wizard Ball in Ironton, Ohio next weekend! I had someone walk by and say my aura was whimsical ✨️🕯

A sapphic poly queen who denounced the crown becomes the reluctant hero to a dying sentient world on the brink of collapse with the help of her pleasure mage ex, his best friend, and unlikely allies. 🦢🔥🖤 NIGHTBIRD x A TASTE OF GOLD AND IRON #Q #GhostPit #NA #RF

Zero stars. Concord can choke. 🖕 INFINITY ALCHEMIST x GIDEON THE NINTH ⚔️Feminine rage ❤️‍🔥Spicy romance 🖤Poly queer-normative world 🔮Unique magic system 😈"Touch her & Die" 🫂Found family 👸🏼Sapphic tatted survivalist FMC ⛓️Fascist regime ✊️Self-reclamation #GhostPit #NA #RF #Q

All Viv wants is to live a quiet life topping underground fight pits and beautiful women 👩‍❤️‍💋‍👩 But a fascist regime rips apart her home and murders her mentor in their hunt for her magic. They won't let her have peace? Fine. She'll wield the power they'd burn the world to erase.🗡🔮 #GhostPit #NA #Q #RF

Question for the community. My kiddo put together this cool story he wants to turn into a picture book. Is there a thing where I can hire someone to do that for him?

What would your book sound like? A low hum of magical life threads underfoot. Distant thud of a heartbeat syncing with the pulse in the soil. Crackling fire and whispered names carried on gentle winds. Far off chants mixed with the clash of steel meeting steel. Subtle flapping of wings. 🕊🔥

I made a welcome letter for readers of Veilstrider! 🥹

One of the biggest pieces of advice I can pass along from my experience over 16 years in this community? Show humility. Lead with it.

I got my #RevPit #10Queries feedback! 🥰 It absolutely solidified the stuff I worried was wrong, but afraid to change. Going to do a read through again, then send off for rounds with an editor, betas, and CPs. 🖤

✨️ Veilstrider ✨️ NA dark romantasy INFINITY ALCHEMIST x GIDEON THE NINTH ⚔️Feminine rage ❤️‍🔥Spicy romance 🖤Poly queer-normative world 🔮Unique magic system 😈"Touch her & Die" 🫂Found family 👸🏼Sapphic tatted survivalist FMC ⛓️Fascist regime ✊️Self-reclamation #agentguide

Got some amazing advice from an agent about comp that led me to locating MUCH stronger ones for Veilstrider! 🥰 So here's an updated agent guide for my Sapphic queen 👸🏼🖤

Feast your eyes on this beauty I bought from a castle 😍 🏰 Now, what to put in it?!

I can NEVER get my boys all in one picture together lmfao so this is their compromise 😂 My oldest is clearly ✨️thrilled✨️

My youngest is officially 11 😭 He had an absolute blast for his bday weekend! We did Brimstone haunt, made s'mores by a bonfire, and went to the Ohio Ren fest. Best weekend with all three of my boys and a great bday for the youngest of our little clan 💙

Check out my Renaissance festival garb 😍 I'm obsessed with the dress!

Thank you to all the #RevPit #10Queries editors!! The feedback is always invaluable for not only those selected, but the entire writing community. 🫶

Laying on my bed in my 1800s home but not in comfort. No. Because something keeps tapping on the wall across the room. 😳 I'm refusing to look and hoping we don't have to get the house blessed. Again.

Anxious! I can't wait to get my feedback!! 🥰🔮 #RevPit #10Queries

It looks so pretty!! 💚🥹 My query stats are through the roof! Veilstrider has 10 total submission requests including one from a publisher. Daughter of the Damned got a full request too! I am sobbing ugly tears right now. Me and my book babies are ready for home!! 🙌🖤